Media Player 10 help please???

Hi, I have Media player ten on my main computer ( xp )& LOVE it but a later version on my laptop ( xp ) & HATE it!!! I have tried running M P 10 on it but it comes up with an "is incompatible with this version......." Is there anyway round this please cos I would LOVE to get M P 10 on my laptop too! Thanks in advance,Steve